Signal-lantern.



Patented Aug. 26, |902.

G. H. BRADET.

' SIGNAL LANTERN.

(Application filed Mar. 10, 1902.)

(No Model.)

UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE HENRY BRADET, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONF- IIALF TOGEORGE GOBLSCH, OF ST. PAUL, MNNESOTA.

SIG NAL-LANTERN.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent N0. 707,545, dated August26, 1902.

Application filed March l0, 1902. Serial No. 97,633. (No model.) l

To all whom 'it may conce/7171,.-

Be it kno wn that I, GEORGE HENRY BEADET a citizen ofthe United States,residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota,have invented new and useful lmprovements in SignalLanterns, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in that type of signal-lanternwhich is equipped with an adjustable colored shade, whereby it may bemade to display a white light or a colored light at the will of theuser.

The invention consists in a certain specic construction the novelty,utility, and advantages of which will be fully understood from thefollowing description and claim when taken in conjunction with theannexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section of asignallantern embodying my invention; Fig. 2, an elevation of the same,taken at right angles to Fig. l; Fig. 3, a perspective view of thecolored shade forming part of my improvements, and Fig. 4 a similar Viewof one of the screws comprised in the improvements.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all theviews of the drawings, referring to which- A is a signal-lantern, which,like the ordinary railroad-lantern, comprises a frame a,"

a top h, a white shade b', a cylindrical casing c, arranged within andconnected to the-frame, and a removable oil-cup d, arranged within thecylindrical casing o and having a wicktuloe e. Said lantern, however,-is peculiar in that its cylindrical easing c is provided atdiametrically opposite points with vertical slots f.

B is a cylinder of red glass, which has secured on the exterior of itslower portion by cement or other means a heavy metallic band C, providedat diametrically opposite points with threaded sockets g. The saidcylinder surrounds the oil-cup d and is adjustable vertically betweenthe same and the cylindrical casing c.

D D are screws having threaded shanks h and heads t'. The said screwsareapplied after the manner shown in Fig. l-. e., their shanks are passedthrough the slots f in casing c and into the threaded sockets g of shadeB, while their heads are arranged to bind replaced and secured in thelantern.

against the outer side of the said casing c.

-By virtue of this construction it will be observed that when the screwsare turned outwardly the shade B may be conveniently raised or loweredthrough the medium of the same; also, that when said screws are turnedinwardly until their heads bind against the casing c they will serve tosecurely fix the shade B either in the position shown in Fig. 2 or inthe position shown in Fig. l. With the shade B in the former positionthe lantern will obviously display a white light, While when the shadeis in the latter position a red light will be displayed. The ability ofthe screws D to securely fix the shade B either in the position shown inFig. 2 or in the position shown in Fig. l is materially advantageous,since itprecludes casual movement of the shade when the lantern is swungviolently to and fro or around by a trainman and also whenthe lantern issuddenly moved vertically.

It will be appreciated from the foregoing that the light of a lanternembodying my improvements may be changed from white to red, and viceversa, with great facility, and this without liability of casualmovement of the shade B and the consequent change in the color of thelight displayed. It will also be appreciated that the application of mymprovements to an ordinary signal-lantern en tails but the provision ofthe slots f in the 'casing c thereof and that the shade B may be`quickly and easily removed from the lantern for cleaning or any otherpurpose after the oil-cup d is removed and may be as readily Moreover,it will be noticed that the metallic band C lends weight to and causesthe shade B to quickly fall to its lowermost position when the screws Dare loosened and also prevents breakage of the fragile shade incident tosuch IOO able shade with projections movable in bayoi net-slots in acasing of the lantern, whereby the said colored shade may be adjustablyxed in its upper and lower positions, and that it is also old insignal-lanterns to thread the lower end of the colored shade andsurround the same with a lnetallic band to which is attached aspring-holder for securing the shade in its upper and lower positions. I

vtherefore make no claim to such constructerior of the lower portion ofthe shade, whereby weight is lent to the shade, and the same is enabledto quickly fall when released; said band C having threaded sockets atdiametrically opposite points, and being also adapted to preventbreakage of the shade B when the same falls, and the screws D havingthreaded Shanks extending through the slots f of the casing c and intothe threaded 3o sockets in the metallic band (Land also having headsarranged to bind against the outer side of the casing c, all as and forthe purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

GEORGE HENRY BRADET.

Vitnesses:

J. DRUMMOND, SILAs E. FOREMAN.

